Chadbourn, North Carolina

Chadbourn is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,856 at the 2010 census.HistoryA post office called Chadbourn has been in operation since 1882. The town was named after a local family engaged in the lumber industry.GeographyChadbourn is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,129 people, 877 households, and 548 families residing in the town. The population density was 805.3 people per square mile (311.4/km²). There were 983 housing units at an average density of 371.8 per square mile (143.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 53.55% African American, 41.94% White, 1.93% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population.There were 877 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 24.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.12.